Special operations (Military science)
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Special Operations in US Strategy (1984), ed. by Frank R. Barnett, B. Hugh Tovar, and Richard H. Shultz (page images at Google)
- Dave Dawson With the Commandos (Akron and New York: Saalfield Pub. Co., c1942), by Robert Sidney Bowen (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Military art and science- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond (London and New York: Zed Books, c2013), by Maria Eriksson Baaz and Maria Stern (PDF with commentary at Diva)
- The Art and Science of War Versus the Art of Fighting (Washington: National Pub. Co., 1922), by Robert Goldthwaite Carter
- Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battle (1921), by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq, trans. by John N. Greely and Robert C. Cotton (Gutenberg text)
- Elements of Military Art and Science: or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactics of Battles, &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Engineers, Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia (third edition, with critical notes on Mexican and Crimean wars; New York and London: D. Appleton and Co., 1862), by H. W. Halleck
- The Future of War in its Technical, Economic, and Political Relations: Is War Now Impossible? (New York: Doubleday and McClure Co., 1899), by Jan Bloch, trans. by R. E. C. Long, contrib. by W. T. Stead
- On War (1832 German version, and 1873 English translation), by Carl von Clausewitz, trans. by J. J. Graham (HTML with commentary at clausewitzstudies.org)
- Organization and Tactics (London et al.: B. Westermann and Co., 1895), by Arthur L. Wagner
- Principles of War, by Carl von Clausewitz, trans. by Hans W. Gatzke (HTML at clausewitxstudies.org)
- Quick Training for War: A Few Practical Suggestions (London: H. Jenkins Ltd., 1914), by Robert Baden-Powell (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Service of Security and Information (11th edition; Kansas City: Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co., c1903), by Arthur L. Wagner
- The Spirit of Military Institutions (Columbia, SC: Evans and Cogswell, 1864), by Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, ed. by Frank Schaller, contrib. by Antoine Henri Jomini
- A Treatise on the Science of War and Fortification: Composed for the Use of the Imperial Polytechnick School, and Military Schools, and Translated for the War Department, for the Use of the Military Academy of the United States (2 volumes; New York: Printed by J. Seymour, 1817), by Simon Gay de Vernon, trans. by John Michael O'Connor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Paris: or, The Future of War (New York: E. P. Dutton, c1925), by Basil Henry Liddell Hart
- The Two Maps of Europe, and Some Other Aspects of the Great War (London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1915), by Hilaire Belloc
- Sea, Land, and Air Strategy: A Comparison (London: J. Murray, 1914), by George Aston (page images at HathiTrust)
- Strategic Appraisal: The Changing Role of Information in Warfare (1999), ed. by Zalmay Khalilzad, John P. White, and Andrew W. Marshall (PDF files at rand.org)
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond (London and New York: Zed Books, c2013), by Maria Eriksson Baaz and Maria Stern (PDF with commentary at Diva)
- From the Vistula to the Oder: Soviet Offensive Operations, October 1844-March 1945 (1986 Symposium transcript of proceedings, 1986), by Art of War Symposium (page images at HathiTrust)
- Warlike and Peaceful Societies: The Interaction of Genes and Culture (Cambridge, UK et al.: Open Book Publishers, c2017), by Agner Fog (PDF and HTML with commentary at Open Book Publishers)
- 700 French Terms for American Field Artillerymen (second edition, revised and augmented; New Haven: Yale University Press; London: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1918), by Edward Bliss Reed, contrib. by Robert M. Danford
- French-English Dictionary of Machine Gun Terms (Menasha, WI: G. Banta Pub. Co., c1918), by Harry James Malony, Frank Short, and H. Morton
- Hand-Book for the War: Describing the Military Terms in Use in the United States Service, and Giving a List of the Fort and Ships Belonging to the United States, Together With a Particular Description of the More Important Ones (Boston: Wholesale Office, 1861), by Gihon
- A Military Dictionary (Philadelphia: W. Duane, 1810), by William Duane
- Military Dictionary (1861), by H. L. Scott (page images at MOA)
- Vocabolario Marino e Militare (in Italian; Rome: Voghera Carlo, 1889), by Alberto P. Guglielmotti (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Arithmetical Warlike Treatise Named Stratioticos (without title page; 1590), by Leonard Digges (page images at HathiTrust)
- Boke of the Fayt of Armes and of Chyualrye (Westminster: W. Caxton, 1489), by Christine de Pisan, trans. by William Caxton, contrib. by Honoré Bonet (at page images at loc.gov)
- Polyaenus's Strategems of War, Translated From the Original Greek (London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1793), by Polyaenus, trans. by R. Shepherd (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Military Institutions of the Romans (Harrisburg: Military Service Pub. Co., 1944), by Flavius Vegetius Renatus, ed. by Thomas R. Philips, trans. by John Clarke (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Tactics of Aelian, Comprising the Military System of the Grecians (London: Printed by Cox and Baylis for E. Kerby, 1814), by Tacticus Aelianus, ed. by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon, contrib. by Polybius (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Art of War, by Niccolò Machiavelli, trans. by Henry Neville (HTML at libertyfund.org)
- The Works of Nicholas Machiavel (2 volumes; London: Printed for T. Davies et al., 1762), by Niccolò Machiavelli, trans. by Ellis Farneworth, contrib. by King of Prussia Frederick II
- The Works of Nicholas Machiavel, Secretary of State to the Republic of Florence: Translated From the Originals, Illustrated with Notes, Annotations, Dissertations, and Several New Plans on the Art of War (second edition, corrected, in 4 volumes; London: Printed by T. Davies et al., 1775), by Niccolò Machiavelli, trans. by Ellis Farneworth, contrib. by King of Prussia Frederick II
- The Art of War (in English and Chinese), by Sunzi, trans. by Lionel Giles (HTML at yellowbridge.com)
- The Art of War (with commentary and links to alternate versions), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles (Gutenberg text and audio files)
- The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East (London: J. Murray, 1908), by Sunzi and Wu Qi, trans. by Everard Ferguson Calthrop
- Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I (only part known extant of this early edition; with some inserted material; Philadelphia: Printed by Styner and Cist, 1779), by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben (page images at LOC)
- Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War, the Oldest Military Treatise in the World (London: Luzac and Co., 1910), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles
- Sun Tzu on the Art of War, the Oldest Military Treatise in the World (London: Luzac and Co., 1910), by Sunzi, ed. by Lionel Giles
- "The Problem": A Military Novel (c1915), by F. Grant Gilmore (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Battlefield of the Future: 21st Century Warfare Issues (1995), ed. by Barry R. Schneider and Lawrence E. Grinter (HTML at af.mil)
- Chinese Views of Future Warfare, ed. by Michael Pillsbury (HTML at af.mil)
- The Tactics of Aelian, Comprising the Military System of the Grecians (London: Printed by Cox and Baylis for E. Kerby, 1814), by Tacticus Aelianus, ed. by Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee Dillon, contrib. by Polybius (page images at HathiTrust)
- Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, Part I (only part known extant of this early edition; with some inserted material; Philadelphia: Printed by Styner and Cist, 1779), by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben (page images at LOC)
- Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans; in Which Elephants and Wild Beasts Were Employed or Slain, and the Remarkable Local Agreement of History With the Remains of Such Animals Found in Europe and Siberia (London: Printed for the author and sold by Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826), by John Ranking
- Geschichte der K. K. Österreichischen Armee, ihrer Heranbildung und Organisation, so wie ihrer Schicksale, Thaten und Feldzüge, von der Frühesten bis auf die Jetzige Zeit (4 volumes in 1, in German; Vienna: C. Gerold und Sohn, 1852-54), by Hermann Meynert (page images at HathiTrust)
- Training in Night Movements, Based on Actual Experiences in War (Fort Leavenworth, KS: U. S. Cavalry Association, 1914), trans. by Charles Burnett (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Infantry (partial serial archives)
- CLAWS Journal (2007-), ed. by Centre for Land Warfare Studies (New Delhi, India) (full serial archives)
- Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift (partial serial archives)
- Soldier (full serial archives)
- Gladius (partial serial archives)
- Brassey's Naval Annual (partial serial archives)
- Infantry Journal (partial serial archives)
- Army and Navy Chronicle, ed. by Benjamin Homans (partial serial archives)
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